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This facility and its affiliates comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. This facility and its affiliates do not discriminate against any person on the basis of color, race, gender, age, religion, national origin, ethnicity, culture, language, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, veteran’s status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, in admission, treatment, visitation, or participation in our programs, services, and activities or employment.

Our facility and its affiliates:

  • Provide free aids and services to people with disabilities to communicate effectively with us, such as:
    • Qualified sign language interpreters
    • Written information in other formats (large print, audio, accessible electronic formats, other formats)
  • Provide free language services to people whose primary language is not English, such as:
    • Qualified interpreters
    • Information written in other languages

If you need these services, contact the Ethics and Compliance Officer (ECO) listed below.

If you believe that our facility or its affiliates have failed to provide these services or discriminated in another way on the basis of color, race, gender, age, religion, national origin, ethnicity, culture, language, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, veteran’s status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, you can file a grievance with:

Highpoint Health – Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas
Ethics & Compliance Officer
555 Hartsville Pike, Gallatin, TN 37066
Telephone: (615) 328-8888
Fax: (615) 328-6621
Email: sumner.eco@lpnt.net
TTY Number: 1-888-341-2355

Highpoint Health – Riverview with Ascension Saint Thomas
Ethics & Compliance Officer
500 Church Street, Hartsville, TN 37074
Telephone: (615) 374-2221
Fax: (615) 374-2936
Email: riverview.eco@lpnt.net
TTY Number: 1-888-341-2355

Highpoint Health – Trousdale with Ascension Saint Thomas
Ethics & Compliance Officer
500 Church Street, Hartsville, TN 37074
Telephone: (615) 374-2221
Fax: (615) 374-2936
Email: trousdale.eco@lpnt.net
TTY Number: 1-888-341-2355

Highpoint Health – Winchester with Ascension Saint Thomas
Ethics & Compliance Officer
185 Hospital Road, Winchester, TN 37398
Telephone: (931) 967-8200, Fax: (931) 962-8836
Email: Shaun.Adams@lpnt.net

Highpoint Health – Sewanee with Ascension Saint Thomas
Ethics & Compliance Officer
1260 University Avenue, Sewanee, TN 37375
Telephone: (931) 598-5691
Email: winchester.eco@lpnt.net

You can file a grievance in person or by mail, fax, or email. If you need help filing a grievance, the ECO is available to help you.

You can also file a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, electronically through the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Portal, available at https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/portal/lobby.jsf, or by mail or phone at:

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 509F, HHH Building
Washington, D.C. 20201

1-800-368-1019, 800-537-7697 (TDD)

Complaint forms are available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/office/file/index.html.

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